carrots (October 20)

Carrots are one of our biggest crops. We grew and harvested them all through the summer with successive plantings, culminating in one huge harvest (Eliza calculated 10,000 pounds) in October. Earlier carrots would get bunched for sale at market, but these carrots need to be stored for the rest of the winter, so the tops get snipped off as we harvest. After they're washed, We dump them out on the table in the washroom and everyone helps to bag them. Most get sorted by size and put into 25 pound bags. Throughout the winter, we will open up these bags and re-bag the carrots in 3 and 5 pound bags to sell at market. The carrots are generally sold for a dollar per pound. We set aside "seconds" carrots (ones that are deformed, or snapped in half), and these are sold in 10 pound bags for five dollars.